If Empress Dowager Zhang denies it or shirks all his reputation to Gu Dayong, the worst thing will be that the matter will be frozen like this. Empress Dowager Zhang really wants to pass it over, but it is actually no big deal.

But Empress Dowager Zhang said that the person was ordered by the Ai family, which is serious.

The harem interferes in politics!

What's more, it's such a bad interference in politics!

The ministers here all looked at each other, and even Li Dongyang and Xie Qian could not sit still. How could this be possible? The court has its own laws. If the words are spread today, how serious would it be?

I have only heard of the country with slander and eunuchs. In short, there are bad people in the palace. But the problem is that these bad people are naturally the concubines who charm the emperor and the damn eunuchs. Now it is good, the dignified queen mother and the first wife of the late emperor.

Even Jiao Fang's face froze. The calm he showed was a lie. Although Jiao Fang had many sons, only Jiao Huangzhong had a promising career. Jiao Huangzhong has now won the Jinshi and has his own care. After ten or twenty years of cultivation, he will definitely be able to take over his own rank in the future. Even if he cannot enter the cabinet in the future, a Shu and the Minister or a rank-in-law cannot escape.

When Jiao Fang heard that Jiao Huang was taken, he was more anxious than anyone else, but he still wanted to calm down because he knew very well that his son was Shujishi and Qingliu. The officials of the cabinet would definitely argue for this matter, and it was absolutely impossible to sit back and watch the incident happen. Since that is the case, let Liu Jian make the first bird.

Don’t you all want to be loyal ministers? Then you can do it yourself.

But now the empress dowager directly admitted this matter, which not only did not make Jiao Fang feel relaxed, but it suddenly caused him to have bad thoughts.

Did the Empress Dowager care about the impact of this matter at all? She was not afraid at all

His heart suddenly skipped a beat. When he looked up, he saw that Xie Qian and Li Dongyang had left and fell to the ground with Liu Jian. Liu Jian was about to speak generously. Chen talked about the interests of the matter and showed his dissatisfaction with the actions in the palace. Empress Dowager Zhang's face, which was still pretty, suddenly had a strange look: "What the Ai family wants to tell you now is not the burnt yellow, but the welfare of the country. You know, you know whether you still want the prince in such minor details?"

Quiet

Suddenly, the whole hall became quiet.

Liu Jian, who was about to open his mouth, couldn't close his mouth, but he couldn't make a sound.

It was not just him, the hall was silent, as if even his breathing had stopped.

Prince

yes

Ye Chunqiu was very concerned about the prince's issue, because the prince was closely related to him. He served in the Zhanshi Mansion, but for the vast majority of the nobles here, what is the prince? The prince is the crown prince, the prince is the hope, and the prince is the future.

A country cannot be without a king for a day, but the king will grow old, so who will take over?

Everyone knows that when the emperor has no son, it is a great bad thing for the country. Because there is no prince and the crown prince is unknown, it is easy to fight. The vassal kings will covet it. Many ministers began to secretly collude with the royal family for their own selfish interests. Because there is no prince, the people will be worried and worried that it may cause chaos at any time. Once the handover cannot be smoothly handed over and cannot predict the most likely bad situation in the future, no one can rest assured, and no one can pat their chests and say, "Whether there is a prince in this world, what does it have to do with me?"

This is in the justice aspect.

So what about self-interest?

Why do almost all the important officials hope that the emperor will have a legitimate prince?

This is because they are in the temple today and have a crown prince today, so there is no need to worry. The Ming Dynasty had a special appointment system, which was specially used to ensure the transfer of imperial power. In this system, the emperor often entrusts close ministers to the crown prince's teachers. For example, Liu Jian, when the late emperor was still alive, he served as the crown prince's tutor, such as Li Dongyang, served as the crown prince's junior teacher, and was once named the crown prince's junior guard. It seems that this seems to be just an honorary position. Zhu Houzhao's mentor was actually Wang Hua, but because of this relationship, they became Zhu Houzhao's master. Although they were busy with national affairs most of the time, they would also go to teach the crown prince every few days. This kind of communication is essentially communication of feelings.

It is precisely because of this that Zhu Houzhao ascended the throne and the three of them were the ministers of government. Zhu Houzhao wanted to call them a master. Although they often regarded their words as a warning, they would not be too much.

One day, if Zhu Houzhao had a son, what if the Ming Dynasty had a crown prince? Then they would still fulfill their responsibilities of tutoring the crown prince. Even after five or six years, they retired and retired. In name, they still had titles such as Prince's Grand Tutor and Young Master, and they were still the teachers of the new crown prince.

What does this mean? It means that even if you leave, your children and grandchildren can still maintain good relationships with the new emperor. This is a kind of inheritance and a kind of continuation.

Without a prince, the country may change. Without a prince, the nobles here may have regrets in their future funerals. Just like today, if Liu Jian left for the past, Zhu Houzhao would definitely give him the greatest honor. Why? Because Liu Jian was once the nominal teacher of Zhu Houzhao, but if the former Emperor Hongzhi had no son, the new emperor was a vassal king? Hey, that means that the emperor and the minister of the emperor, who would recognize you?

This is the system of the Ming Dynasty. This system maintained the intimate relationship between ministers and emperors and crown princes, allowing them to assist the emperor and crown prince without any worries. It is precisely because of this system that the new emperor can ascend the throne and still appoint the old people left by the late emperor and give them enough trust.

And in this Zhengde Dynasty, the real hidden worries are the prince's problem.

The emperor has no son, and having no son means that there is a huge loophole in this system. Once the emperor dies, it is very likely that all the people with the highest ministers will be involved in an unpredictable change, which is definitely not what everyone hopes to see.

Liu Jian once couldn't sleep day and night because of this matter, and Li Dongyang and Xie Qian also mentioned this matter and sighed with concern.

And now, Empress Dowager Zhang asked them with great confidence: "Do you still want the prince?"

Many thoughts flashed through Liu Jian's heart. Liu Jian's body trembled and he looked at Empress Dowager Zhang in shock.

Empress Dowager Zhang also looked at him directly, as if she could see through the thoughts of the person in front of her!
Chapter completed!